The Portland daily press., 1887-09-03
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Frenchmen Excited Because the
Duke was Sleeping.
The Pope to Raise His Voice In Be-
half OF Ireland.
What Is Said In Answer to the
Charges Against Macmillan.

LONDON, Sept. 2.-Thomas Wallace Rus
sell of Dungannen, has announced that he
will again contest the south division Of Ty-
rome, which borough he now represents in
Parliament Mr.. Russell is a Liberal Union
ist. II he is not returned the seat will GER
tainly be given to Parnellite.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-Lord Salisbury has
written letter to the Conservatives in the
Bridgeton division of Glasgow. in explana-
tion Of their defeat in the recent election,
in which he says "By dexterous ambiguity
of language, many Liberal Unionists have
been persuaded that Mr.. Gladstone has
abandoned his separatist designs. In the
course Of time, Mr.. Gladstone's policy must
be explained definitely, and then the exer-
ti0ns of the Unionists will receive their tri-
umphant reward.
The Proclaimed Meeting.
ENNIS, Ire, Sept. 1.-The Viceroy's proc
lamation forbidding the proposed meeting
here, has been posted throughout the town.
There Is great excitement. Messrs. p. STAN
hope, Dillon, O'Brien, Turner and Cox, all
members of Parliament, have telegraphed to
the local League officers, promising to attend
the proposed meeting. The Nationalists
have issued q manifesto, calling on the men
of "Historic Clare" to assemble In thousands
on the hill of BallycOrse, ito fight the battle
of the constitution, which will be certain Of
glorious consummation-the dIsenthrall-
ment of Ireland"
Tho Duke Was Asleep.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-When the British fleet,
which is cruising in the Mediterranean, ar
rived at Bougie, Algeria, the officials of that
place went aboard the flagship to pay their
respects to the Duke of Edinburgh, Admiral
of the squadron. They were informed that
the Duke was in bed, and retired without
seeing him. The French press is furious at
the way the officials were treated.
The Pope's Regard for Ireland.
DUBLIN, Sept 2.-The PapaI Envoy, in re-
ply to an address presented to him by the
people of Tipperary, said; ''The Pope loves
Ireland, knows her sufferings and feels the
deepest sympathy with her people. He sent
me to tell you Of his love and sympathy, and
moreover that he intends to do great and
voice the potent Of the earth will listen rev.
erently, because his voice Is never raised but
truth and justice. He will do all in his
power for the future prosperity OF Ireland" I"
on MaxinIIian's Behalf.
CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 2.-The publica-
tion in yesterdays Monitor of the substance
of the report Of Gen. Escobedo's statements
has not met with denial openly, but the
friends of Macmillan content themselves
with demonstrating the suppOsititious char
acter of the letter in which Macmillan rec
ommends Lopez to maintain absolute secrecy
about the mission with which he had been
instructed by Macmillan to Escobedo. Their
arguments may be briefly stated: First, the
handwriting is not the Emperor's; second,
parties who were not absent from the En-
peror's side for a single moment on the day
or which the letter is dated, testify that he
trated by sickness as to be physically inca
pable of the exertiou of writing; third, that
in his prison he was deprived Of writing ma
terials; fourth, the letter contains errors in
diction and spelling, which the Emperor, who
was man of education, would never have
committed. During the American invasion
in 1S47, Lopez, it is said, was publicly drum
treachery, which Is put forth as proof that
the crime Of which he is accused in this case
of Macmillan Is not inconsistent with his
character The case against Lopez Is con-
sidered very strong.
Flgaro-ln Trouble.
PARIS, Sept. 2-The government will pros
ecute Figaro for publishing the details of
the mobilization scheme.
Foreign Notes.
for East Clare, Ireland, says he will address
his constituents at Ballycorse, Sunday, not
withstanding that the government has pro-
claimed the meeting.